Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that the argument that they are less harmful
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Egypt: Senate representative Mohamed Salah El-Badri warned against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that they can cause severe lung damage and may lead
Egypt: The Senate has passed a bill on "Treating e-cigarettes and heated tobacco reciprocally with regular cigarettes'' during its plenary session today (27th
27th March 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Last week, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 35-2023, clarifying that the application of the 18-month transition period provided in
27th March 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand:Â After issuing a warning to companies in November 2022 about vaping products that may not be compliant, particularly with regard to maximum
23rd March 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The opposition National Party has proposed lifting the ban on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, press reports. The Nationals’ larger coalition partners the Liberals have in the
Cambodia:Â During a seminar yesterday on e-cigarettes and related products, education minister Kim Sethany told school managers to ramp up enforcement of the ban
Taiwan: Amendments to tobacco legislation banning all types of e-cigarette and regulating heated tobacco products will come into force tomorrow. Heated tobacco products will
Egypt: The Customs Authority has released Circular No. 23/2023, clarifying that nicotine-free and nicotine-containing e-liquids are taxed at a rate of EGP2 ($0.06)
Bahrain: On 19th March, the minister of industry and commerce issued Decision No.26/2023, authorising the Ministry of Health to monitor the implementation of
Thailand: A subcommittee on tobacco control, within the Public Health Committee of the House of Representatives, reportedly made a formal recommendation to the government to adopt
16th March 2023 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Advertising Regulatory Board has added an appendix to its industry-owned Code of Advertising Practice to include vaping devices and e-liquids, both with and without
Thailand: Following investigations into online advertisements, police seized more than 20,000 e-cigarettes, 80,000 refills and other accessories, worth a total of about THB80m ($2.3m),
14th March 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Queensland state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a parliamentary inquiry into vaping to take place next week, media reports. It follows reports that primary school
14th March 2023 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: As shown in our compliance calendar, tomorrow (15th March) is the last day to submit comments on new proposals to address youth vaping. The proposals seek to
China: The Healthy China Action Promotion Committee instructed enforcement agencies to "severely crack down" on illegal underage and online sales. The State Tobacco Monopoly
Vietnam: During the seminar on "Implementation of Laws and Policies to Prevent Tobacco Harms", Nguyen Ruhui, deputy director of the Education System Department
7th March 2023 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: MP José RodrÃguez said yesterday that his Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA), the largest opposition party, will press for the excise duty on
6th March 2023 - South America, Uruguay |
Uruguay:Â The Ministry of Health has opposed the legalisation of e-cigarettes after the Association of Vapers of Uruguay (Asovape) called on the government to
6th March 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection Group has warned all e-commerce platforms to comply with vaping and heated tobacco regulation, or risk facing
Egypt: Representative Ghada Ali, a member of the Nation’s Future Party (ruling party), said in a televised interview that a bill is being
3rd March 2023 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: At an event to discuss the role of the media in tobacco control, representative Md Abdul Aziz of the Awami League (ruling
3rd March 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: At a Parliament meeting yesterday (2nd March), member of Parliament (MP) Shaiyrbek Tashiev proposed banning e-cigarettes in Kyrgyzstan, media reports. Reportedly, the
Egypt: Following a discussion on monitoring the sale of vaping products and heated tobacco, especially to minors, as well as enforcing the ban
1st March 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: The Green Party of New South Wales has put forward a plan to regulate vaping like tobacco products in order “to end the
28th February 2023 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDC) last week published a report on the use of flavoured e-cigarettes, calling for tighter regulation of flavoured
28th February 2023 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: Dastan Bekeshev, deputy chairman of the parliamentary Budget, Economic and Fiscal Policy Committee, has said many MPs want to cut the excise
Thailand: Last week, a shop selling e-cigarettes on Phuket island was raided by the police, media reports. The action resulted in the seizure
Israel: The Ministry of Health has submitted its study on the use of tobacco products for the year 2021 to the Knesset (parliament).
Egypt: Tomorrow, 28th February, the Health Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives will discuss a briefing request submitted by Representative Ghada Ali
27th February 2023 - Paraguay, South America |
Paraguay: Last week, the government issued Decree 8878, according to which the applicable tax for vaping products, regardless of nicotine concentration, has increased
Malaysia: The minister of health, Zaliha Mustafa, has supported the Ministry of Finance's intentions to introduce a tax on nicotine-containing vaping products, as
Malaysia: While presenting the Budget 2023 today, prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the government will impose a tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids, press
Vietnam: The Ministry of Finance is proposing an amendment to the Law on Special Consumption Tax to tax e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. It notes in its draft
22nd February 2023 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Health and Industry announced today that it was stepping up enforcement of regulations governing vaping, heated tobacco and other
India: Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said yesterday that the central government is working on amending several laws regulating tobacco, namely the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
Malaysia: Deputy finance minister Steven Sim said yesterday that tax on e-cigarette products can be implemented once the Ministry of Health has finished examining
Malaysia: Answering a parliamentary question, the health minister Zaliha Mustafa said yesterday that she intends soon to reintroduce the 2022 Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill,
22nd February 2023 - Asia, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan: The Ministry of Health has drawn up a proposed decree on graphic warnings about the dangers of using heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes
Thailand: Deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday ordered police and customs to strictly enforce the law and block e-cigarettes from entering the country. The Health
Pakistan: In response to the recent cigarette tax increase, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) – an independent non-profit organisation – has said
20th February 2023 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority tweeted on Saturday that the import of disposable e-cigarettes for personal use is limited to
Israel:Â The Tax Authority has told ECigIntelligence that finance minister Bezalel Smotrich today signed a decree to lower the tax on vaping products. The
Thailand: A meeting of the Consumer Protection Committee yesterday concluded that the ban on e-cigarette sales should be maintained.
India: The national Ministry of Health has written to all state health ministries asking them to ensure compliance with the statutory e-cigarette ban, press reports.
Egypt:Â The head of the Tobacco Division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, Ibrahim El Imbabi, told a seminar on the controlling of nicotine
13th February 2023 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Environmental associations are urging the authorities to take measures to counter the environmental damage caused by e-cigarettes, press reports. The president of
13th February 2023 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Discussions around the Vaping Products Bill started last week, press reports. The newly introduced bill aims to restrict minors' access to vaping
Israel: The Tax Authority has told ECigIntelligence that tomorrow, 14th February, the Knesset Finance Committee will discuss the tax on vaping products, as
Israel: A number of non-governmental public health organisations have sent a letter of protest to finance minister Bezalel Smotrich in response to his